aguaceiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From aguaça +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwaˈse(j).ɾu/ [a.ɡwaˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwaˈse(j).ɾu/ [a.ɡwaˈse(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwaˈse(j).ɾo/ [a.ɡwaˈse(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwɐˈsɐj.ɾu/ [a.ɣwɐˈsɐj.ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwɐˈsɐj.ɾu/ [a.ɣwɐˈsɐj.ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwɐˈsej.ɾu/ [a.ɣwɐˈsej.ɾu]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwɐˈsej.ɾu/ [a.ɣwɐˈsej.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /a.ɡwɐˈse.ɾu/ [a.ɣwɐˈse.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: a‧gua‧cei‧ro

Noun

aguaceiro m (plural aguaceiros)

1. cloudburst (sudden heavy rainstorm)

   Synonyms: chuveiro, (Brazil) toró

Further reading

• “aguaceiro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aguaceiro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026